View the most partisan surnames in The United States

Where Does The Last Name Jacobsen Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Jacobsen occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant: Jacobsén or Jacóbsen. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Jacobsen? ^{popularity and diffusion}

This surname is the 6,443^rd most widespread surname internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 83,234 people. The last name Jacobsen is mostly found in Europe, where 57 percent of Jacobsen are found; 45 percent are found in Northern Europe and 44 percent are found in Scandinavia. Jacobsen is also the 930,172^nd most frequent first name globally, borne by 103 people.

The surname is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 27,704 people, or 1 in 13,083. In The United States Jacobsen is most numerous in: California, where 14 percent live, Washington, where 7 percent live and Minnesota, where 6 percent live. Apart from The United States it is found in 102 countries. It is also found in Denmark, where 25 percent live and Norway, where 15 percent live.

Jacobsen Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Jacobsen has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Jacobsen surname rose 3,963 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 726 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 288 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it rose 2,450 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Jacobsen Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States those bearing the Jacobsen last name are 17.15% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 63.92% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Jacobsen earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 5.24% more than the national average, earning 364,212 kr per year; in Peru they earn 124.52% more than the national average, earning S/. 43,524 per year; in South Africa they earn 68.63% more than the national average, earning R 400,740 per year; in United States they earn 9.89% more than the national average, earning $47,418 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.35% more than the national average, earning $50,852 CAD per year.